{"id":331061,"date":"2023-09-15T00:41:56","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T00:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=331061"},"modified":"2023-09-15T01:01:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T01:01:04","slug":"two-key-moments-that-stopped-all-time-rwc-upset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=331061","title":{"rendered":"Two key moments that stopped all-time RWC upset"},"content":{"rendered":"

Uruguay<\/a> threatened to upset Rugby World Cup<\/a> hosts France<\/a> on their home turf with a performance that's put the sport on notice.<\/p>\n

The so-called 'tier two' team came within one point of the men in blue during the second half before the scoreline blew out to 27-12<\/a> \u2013 one which flattered the French.<\/p>\n

There were two crucial moments in the match for Uruguay.<\/p>\n

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The first was when French lock Romain Taofifenua received a yellow card after he made shoulder-to-head contact with Uruguay scrum-half Santiago Arata.<\/p>\n

Ugly hit lands French star yellow card\ufeff<\/h2>\n

\"French<\/p>\n

The incident was reviewed and not upgraded to red.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Commentators believed the mitigating factor was that both players dropped in height, although there was some online contention about the hit.<\/p>\n

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It comes amid chatter of inconsistency surrounding officiating and how yellow and red cards are being decided.<\/p>\n

Unfortunate error scuppers Uruguay try\ufeff<\/h2>\n

\"Obstruction<\/p>\n

Not long after the yellow card incident, Felipe Etcheverry burst through the French defence to score the second Uruguay try.<\/p>\n

However, just as the conversion kick was about to be taken, the TMO stepped in.<\/p>\n

Upon review, it was deemed Tomas Inciarte impeded Antoine Hastoy and so the try was disallowed.<\/p>\n

France vs Uruguay match highlights \ufeff<\/h2>\n

\"France<\/p>\n

Uruguay take on Italy on September 21 while France will face Namibia in their third pool match a day later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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